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Paired Ends: Jun 23, 2009

Jun 23, 2009
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Gregg Fergus joined Ion Torrent Systems as president and chief operating officer this month. He comes to the firm from Baird Venture Partners, where he was executive in residence. Previously, he was chief commercial officer at Cellular Dynamics International, and before that, senior vice president of sales and global operations at Affymetrix.

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Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.

Using Bees to Gain Insights into Urban Microbiomes

As bees buzz around, they pick up debris that provides insight into the metagenome of their surroundings, researchers report in Environmental Microbiome.

Age, Genetic Risk Tied to Blood Lipid Changes in New Study

A study appearing in JAMA Network Open suggests strategies to address high lipid levels should focus on individuals with high genetic risk and at specific ages.

Study Examines Insights Gained by Adjunct Trio RNA Sequencing in Complex Pediatric Disease Cases

Researchers in AJHG explore the diagnostic utility of adding parent-child RNA-seq to genome sequencing in dozens of families with complex, undiagnosed genetic disease.